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today harry reid counting savings in his plan from our drawdown in iraq and afghanistan. that sounds good. banking and expected trillion dollars that won't be spent when we withdraw from iraq and afghanistan. the only number crunchers say think can get that is with withdrawals. the plan is raising broader questions about our role in the middle east. the future in the region, and every president's propensity to proclaim their desire to get us out of the middle east while escalating and investing war in oil-richç monarchies that we depend on or energy resources. our specialist today, an award-winning journalist who spent four decades coving terrorism, turmoil and most recently the drive for democracy in the islamic world. her new book "rock the casbah" documenting you new counterjihad. we welcome you to the conversation. tell wlaus a countergee shaud? >> the most important wave of empowerment in the early 21st century. we soo it play out in the uprising across the arab world but also happen kind of culture change, ridiculing extremists. plays out among playwrighting and p
today harry reid counting savings in his plan from our drawdown in iraq and afghanistan. that sounds good. banking and expected trillion dollars that won't be spent when we withdraw from iraq and afghanistan. the only number crunchers say think can get that is with withdrawals. the plan is raising broader questions about our role in the middle east. the future in the region, and every president's propensity to proclaim their desire to get us out of the middle east while escalating and investing...
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why do you lay all the debt at the feet of president obama when it's clear that the wars in iraq and afghanistan added to the nation's debt? >> it did. he's the commander in chief he could have removed our troops at any point in time. let's taung about barack obama's position in washington, d.c. during the six years he's been in washington our accumulated national debt has increased by more than 50 percent. what is president obama's response been now and as a senator to increase spending even more, not to cut it. but to increase spending even more. two years as a freshman senator, the debt goes up $400 billion because of deficits. two years when he's in the majority of the united states senate, it goes up $1.8 trillion. now it's up $2.8 trillion while he's president. >> you're simplifying the issues on the plate of the nation at that point. we were looking at going -- reverting into a depression at that point. everyone the fed chairman -- >> i disagree. >> do you have a degree in economics? >> yes, ma'am, i do. highest honors. >> okay. so you disagree with the fed chairman, ben bernanke. you dis
why do you lay all the debt at the feet of president obama when it's clear that the wars in iraq and afghanistan added to the nation's debt? >> it did. he's the commander in chief he could have removed our troops at any point in time. let's taung about barack obama's position in washington, d.c. during the six years he's been in washington our accumulated national debt has increased by more than 50 percent. what is president obama's response been now and as a senator to increase spending...
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half a world away in afghanistan, u.s. soldiers today, meeting with their chief, chairman of the joint chiefs mike mullen, asked, will we get paid? and he was forced to say, i simply don't know. but beyond that, america's international friends and, indeed, its friendemies, are concerned. they say, it is damaging. they call it irresponsible, what's happening in washington. especially china, which holds the most u.s. debtbt. it's calling for a resolution to this. and a key investment manager says to me, that the rest of the world is stunned, bewildered, more than a little worried. and that the damage has already being done. it's already more than a flesh wound. >> always fun to hear the word friendemy on the evening news. christiane, let me just pick up on the last thing you said there. do you really think that even if a deal is done and they beat the clock, that real damage has been done in a lasting way? >> well, look. this is what people there are saying. that the level of thth acrimony, the level of the paralysis, the pa
half a world away in afghanistan, u.s. soldiers today, meeting with their chief, chairman of the joint chiefs mike mullen, asked, will we get paid? and he was forced to say, i simply don't know. but beyond that, america's international friends and, indeed, its friendemies, are concerned. they say, it is damaging. they call it irresponsible, what's happening in washington. especially china, which holds the most u.s. debtbt. it's calling for a resolution to this. and a key investment manager says...
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we have to remember these young men in afghanistan, and to a lesser extent in iraq, but in afghanistan, they're agrarian, so when the planting and harvesting seasons come and go, the attrition rates wax and wane accordingly. the general in charge of our iranian training monitors the situation. i don't have the number, but it's in the number of 10,000 and growing in the literacy rate, the soldiers we've accrued learning english. you can develop it, and it's a little more challenging to develop the leaders to lead them. >> if you could get to my office maybe kind of what you see those trend lines look like over the last several years and where we're going in literacy atta attainment within our security force that afghanistan has, as well as the retention rate? can you do that? >> yes. the last time i touched them, the trend line on attrition was testing positive, which means we were gaining control of it. the trend line on literacy training was also training positive, but it's a very -- you know, that is a -- an enormous slope to climb for all the reasons you suggested. but both trends a
we have to remember these young men in afghanistan, and to a lesser extent in iraq, but in afghanistan, they're agrarian, so when the planting and harvesting seasons come and go, the attrition rates wax and wane accordingly. the general in charge of our iranian training monitors the situation. i don't have the number, but it's in the number of 10,000 and growing in the literacy rate, the soldiers we've accrued learning english. you can develop it, and it's a little more challenging to develop...
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picture appeared on the front page of time magazine and the headline read what happens if we leave afghanistan that right now so actually your picture was used in a propaganda campaign to sell the the occupation we have. you see this is what's very interesting and south african coming from johannes food if you showed that cover to people in south africa they didn't even notice the headline because that's not our politics they saw i share and the controversy came from very many different places and therefore everyone responded in very different ways the pending on the politics depending on the country they came from depending on a whole lot of different variables so it in effect me in that way in actual fact it was a catalyst that it spread through the blogosphere world it was on t.v. it was everywhere and actually it was furthering and speaking about violence against women and more and more people were seeing this before we start the immersion story and the patience of a couple more words about the competition first of all what was your favorite picture among others among your competitors can
picture appeared on the front page of time magazine and the headline read what happens if we leave afghanistan that right now so actually your picture was used in a propaganda campaign to sell the the occupation we have. you see this is what's very interesting and south african coming from johannes food if you showed that cover to people in south africa they didn't even notice the headline because that's not our politics they saw i share and the controversy came from very many different places...
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he added a trillion dollars to domestic discretionary spending, he tripled the number of troops in afghanistan -- >> the question, we need to close it, going into the next week or so, who blinks if everyone? >> there will be a compromise. the president will get less money than he wanted and the republicans will get fewer cuts than they wanted, but they're not ra raising anyone's taxes. >>> and hillary clinton speaks before indian. >>> and michele bachmann's migraines, will she be able to silence critics about her ability to be commander in chief? and smarter so you can get back to playing "angry birds." it lets you access business forms on the go, fire off e-mails with the qwerty keypad, and work securely around the world so you can get back to playing "angry birds." it's the android-powered phone that mixes business with pleasure. so let's get our work done, america, so we can all get back to playing "angry birds." the motorola expert from sprint. trouble hearing on the phone? visit sprintrelay.com. >>> minnesota congresswoman and republican presidential candidate mishachele bachmann describe
he added a trillion dollars to domestic discretionary spending, he tripled the number of troops in afghanistan -- >> the question, we need to close it, going into the next week or so, who blinks if everyone? >> there will be a compromise. the president will get less money than he wanted and the republicans will get fewer cuts than they wanted, but they're not ra raising anyone's taxes. >>> and hillary clinton speaks before indian. >>> and michele bachmann's...
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this is a war of religion in the country and not different from afghanistan, and a few less people are getting shot. but you know, we have talked on the last show about this book of mine "sex, god and mom," and people who read that book understand that religion impacts politics and you brought up michele bachmann and i read today where she was saying that she got into politics by reading my late father francisç shea's books on calling for the people to overthrow the government and unless it sent roe v. wade back to the courts for decision to take choice away from women. this element is prevalent in the united states right now, and we can't kid ourselves, because it is extremism under the form of christianity. >> thank you, frank. >>> and now, like the fall of communism, some are beginning to suggest that multiculturalism has had the day. in the last few months a number of world leaders from prime minister david cameron in the uk to chancellor angel la ameria mm germany have spoken of the fall of this. and just as europe have developed a single currency and tried to be a unified union
this is a war of religion in the country and not different from afghanistan, and a few less people are getting shot. but you know, we have talked on the last show about this book of mine "sex, god and mom," and people who read that book understand that religion impacts politics and you brought up michele bachmann and i read today where she was saying that she got into politics by reading my late father francisç shea's books on calling for the people to overthrow the government and...
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as a matter of fact afghanistan itself is the victim of global drug mafia work which creates the demand and the political will to continue production in the country this is why countries next to afghanistan have the greatest density of drug flow. simply because they are closer to the epicenter further away the drug flows splits into lots of different channels and then drugs get to russia for example through the seven thousand kilometer border with kazakstan. from europe. over eighty percent of all synthetic substances that are illegally traded in russia originate in europe mostly the netherlands where most amphetamine based drugs are manufactured poland the baltic states germany bulgaria and many other countries with underground drug labs some cells are small but there are many of them and the substances they produce find their way to russia of through various channels speaking of the amounts that we intercept and confiscate its nearly half a ton of synthetic substances every year mostly these are methamphetamine amphetamine l.s.d. ecstasy and other similar drugs. but also their parents
as a matter of fact afghanistan itself is the victim of global drug mafia work which creates the demand and the political will to continue production in the country this is why countries next to afghanistan have the greatest density of drug flow. simply because they are closer to the epicenter further away the drug flows splits into lots of different channels and then drugs get to russia for example through the seven thousand kilometer border with kazakstan. from europe. over eighty percent of...
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conservative members of congress on the republican side, house and senate, have been urging us to stay in afghanistan, to continue to spend $10 billion a month. we know we borrow 40 cents for every dollar we spend. $4 billion of the $10 billion each month they want to us spend needs to be borrowed. then the president comes in and says here is the debt ceiling. we have the borrow the money to continue the war. that's one example that you're in favor of. they're saying we're not going to touch it. we're opposing the debt ceiling. harry reid siz if you stand for policy to spend the money, responsibly stand up and vote for extension of the debt ceiling. >> bret: sure, but when you are upset about the situation you're in now and look back to december 2010, you could have taken care of it then. >> maybe. i don't know if it could have been part of the grand deal that extented the tax cuts across america and unemployment compensation benefits. that is monday morning quarterbacking. >> bret: one last thing. you think this deal, whatever is it, can get through the house? >> you're asking me? i don't know the a
conservative members of congress on the republican side, house and senate, have been urging us to stay in afghanistan, to continue to spend $10 billion a month. we know we borrow 40 cents for every dollar we spend. $4 billion of the $10 billion each month they want to us spend needs to be borrowed. then the president comes in and says here is the debt ceiling. we have the borrow the money to continue the war. that's one example that you're in favor of. they're saying we're not going to touch...
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british combat operations in afghanistan will finish by the end of 2014. but david cameron says there will be a long-term relationship to build the country based around trade, diplomacy, and military training. >> let's take a look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world today. beginning with british prime minister david cameron's comments, shocked and allegations that a mobile phone belonging to a british girl nine years ago was hacked into by a private detective working for "the news of the world." they say they've only made aware of the allegations on monday. >> it is the most serious allegation yet in the phone hacking -- that a missing girls of voice mail was intercepted and a police investigation potentially compromised. >> as a lawyer you are kind of used to hearing fairly awful disinformation -- i got goose bumps. it is one of the most despicable things. >> it is alleged that this man, a private investigator, carried out the hacking and deleted some of the voice mail messages to make space for new ones. news international says
british combat operations in afghanistan will finish by the end of 2014. but david cameron says there will be a long-term relationship to build the country based around trade, diplomacy, and military training. >> let's take a look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world today. beginning with british prime minister david cameron's comments, shocked and allegations that a mobile phone belonging to a british girl nine years ago was hacked into by a private detective...
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but the united nations says nato took over the afghanistan campaign. and there we find another find of the coffee out. it turns out -- caveat. it turns out some allies simply do not wish to make more where there were no shooting battles. some did it one to fight unless they have helicopters there were all of these rules than pretty soon we started to see the folks who wanted to send soldiers out to the field to have almost insulting checklist so this starts to develop in buy the way i am very careful when a make a statement about the caveat because i don't mean in any way to cut down on the bravery of the troops who are helping us americans out there. and the germans are not very willing to fight because of a historical precedent. it is very difficult for the germans to get over second world war history. please don't and feud any other motive into that. so now you have a copy ought with afghanistan where we're not prepared to use the allies because it is a different kind of four in technology have left them behind and estonia started to do something th
but the united nations says nato took over the afghanistan campaign. and there we find another find of the coffee out. it turns out -- caveat. it turns out some allies simply do not wish to make more where there were no shooting battles. some did it one to fight unless they have helicopters there were all of these rules than pretty soon we started to see the folks who wanted to send soldiers out to the field to have almost insulting checklist so this starts to develop in buy the way i am very...
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you have been to afghanistan. this was your sixth tour. and you had two tours in iraq. >> actually, it was my fifth tour. i've been back since. >> jon: you've been back to afghanistan for another tour since you were wounded? >> yes. >> jon: you're luke skywalker. that's who you are. that's what this is. [cheering and applause] that's who you are. that's unbelievable. all right. so now you have been wounded in both legs. you've got... these are younger fellas. they're looking to you for leadership. are you still functioning in a capacity in that moment? >> yes. >> jon: how is that possible? is it training? is it just there's a certain something in you that wouldn't give up? >> it's training and it's the fact that we're all brothers out there, and you wouldn't... just like i wouldn't give up on one of my children, i wouldn't give up on my brothers. and that's this way i looked at it out there. and the way a bird takes care of it young one, feeds them until they can grow and hopes that they become good leaders. >> jon: right. >> it's just men
you have been to afghanistan. this was your sixth tour. and you had two tours in iraq. >> actually, it was my fifth tour. i've been back since. >> jon: you've been back to afghanistan for another tour since you were wounded? >> yes. >> jon: you're luke skywalker. that's who you are. that's what this is. [cheering and applause] that's who you are. that's unbelievable. all right. so now you have been wounded in both legs. you've got... these are younger fellas. they're...
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and for those who believe that military approaches...whether in libya, or afghanistan, or iraq, or not so secret 'secret' war in yemen, somehow can solve this problem; they are making a serious mistake. all the war in the world is only going to exacerbate this hunger crisis. of course what we need is farmers that in a stable environment can plant high yield crops and get the support that they need to earn their livelihoods and help feed their populations. we need a different approach; peace will come through sustainable development; and this is the absolutely the most vitalrealisation that we need to make in the world. >>reporter: still to come on world business... >>from a war torn country on the brink of starvation to stellar success, we look at the rise of vietnam >>and competitive climbing is not hanging around in its quest to attract new fans. >>scaling new heights... and the rest in just a moment on world business... >>25 years ago vietnam started reforms to move the country from a planned economy to a socialist oriented market economy. reforms that have transformed both the coun
and for those who believe that military approaches...whether in libya, or afghanistan, or iraq, or not so secret 'secret' war in yemen, somehow can solve this problem; they are making a serious mistake. all the war in the world is only going to exacerbate this hunger crisis. of course what we need is farmers that in a stable environment can plant high yield crops and get the support that they need to earn their livelihoods and help feed their populations. we need a different approach; peace...
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military forces withdraw from iraq and afghanistan the number of contractors is set to grow dramatically. so many military and security functions and. companies here are not related and they are not control and this is what we are extremely concerned that what we are calling is for regulation at the national and international level so that. companies are accountable but washington is reluctant to let an international body regulate their achilles saying it will find ways to hold contractors accountable and so far the u.s. justice system has largely failed to do so we're seeing around the world cases of napping rape murder. and we see very very only very rare cases in which case actually a criminal investigation or a prosecution of. experts say further privatization of war is convenient for the american government because among other reasons it doesn't have to justify the deaths of troops at home the president whoever the president may be can get us involved in conflicts only using uniformed forces to do the official fighting and then thousands and thousands of contractors to do the unoffi
military forces withdraw from iraq and afghanistan the number of contractors is set to grow dramatically. so many military and security functions and. companies here are not related and they are not control and this is what we are extremely concerned that what we are calling is for regulation at the national and international level so that. companies are accountable but washington is reluctant to let an international body regulate their achilles saying it will find ways to hold contractors...
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security in afghanistan has only gone. because it said that drug production cannot be fought because it damages the security situation in the country so it's a kind of closed circle in this respect to the be worth a nato operation in helmand province which produces the most opium poppies the operation was called. which translated from persian means together. the operation was presented as a brilliant military success considerable kilometers of the province were reportedly cleared of insurgents but the production of opium has never stopped that's why peaceful settlement is necessary but we've started talking about this at long last it was highlighted at the london conference on afghanistan in two thousand and ten the autumn conference in kabul also stressed the need to find a peaceful settlement but the latest initiative was voiced by the us president barack obama on negotiations with the taliban and the latest resolutions of the united nations security council which divided responsibility between the taliban and al qaeda a
security in afghanistan has only gone. because it said that drug production cannot be fought because it damages the security situation in the country so it's a kind of closed circle in this respect to the be worth a nato operation in helmand province which produces the most opium poppies the operation was called. which translated from persian means together. the operation was presented as a brilliant military success considerable kilometers of the province were reportedly cleared of insurgents...
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( laughter ) >> look, in afghanistan, we helped drive the soviets out of there. we pulled out of there in 89, 90 91. we know what happened in the next 10 years, the people in expwafg in terms of 9/11. i don't think we want to go through that again. if that means we have to keep 100,000 troops there forever, it's a war that was underresourced under president bush. president obama did the right thing, i think, in surging there and i think we can draw down as long as we do so responsibly. it's not easy, though, and there's no one solution for each part of the world, obviously. but we can't turn our backs on the world, jon. i know you would like to. i don't want to fight a strawman here. >> jon: i'm very fond of the world. ( laughter ) i don't want people to get hurt-- >> and the world is very fond of you. >> jon: right now, the military and military families are bearing an overwhelming weight of these wars, and it's not fair what they're going through, and i just feel like we have to come up way whole new strategy, that's all. ( applause ) i'm always happy to have y
( laughter ) >> look, in afghanistan, we helped drive the soviets out of there. we pulled out of there in 89, 90 91. we know what happened in the next 10 years, the people in expwafg in terms of 9/11. i don't think we want to go through that again. if that means we have to keep 100,000 troops there forever, it's a war that was underresourced under president bush. president obama did the right thing, i think, in surging there and i think we can draw down as long as we do so responsibly....
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now a suicide attack on a government compound in southern afghanistan has left at least nineteen dead and over thirty five injured while it follows a string of attacks of the killing of president karzai. comes as the u.s. withdraws its forces let's discuss this in more detail i with michael hsu former cia intelligence officer and a historian in washington d.c. many thoughts have been with us here at aussie now we've seen a string of deadly attacks in afghanistan as the u.s. news troops out of the country almost call forces there really going to be able to take over security. no there if this is it we're watching a charade unfold here in afghanistan the afghan army the afghan put national police force are never going to be able to control the country not just because there have been trained sufficiently but also because they're divided tribal we when we are gone when nato leaves they'll go back to their tribes and they'll fight each other again so the whole the whole house of cards will come down after the united states and its allies complete their their withdrawal but withdraw in def
now a suicide attack on a government compound in southern afghanistan has left at least nineteen dead and over thirty five injured while it follows a string of attacks of the killing of president karzai. comes as the u.s. withdraws its forces let's discuss this in more detail i with michael hsu former cia intelligence officer and a historian in washington d.c. many thoughts have been with us here at aussie now we've seen a string of deadly attacks in afghanistan as the u.s. news troops out of...
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trying to help focus on eastern afghanistan and feeling that they have controlled the south there is now a vacuum who is in power who can the west rely upon you know or the taliban have claimed responsibility for this but it's not clear that the taliban are responsible it could very easily be a power struggle i've also heard and others have reported that he was responsible for perhaps starting to bring the taliban together with the united states to negotiate therefore someone would have had a definite reason perhaps pakistan perhaps the taliban to stop this we don't know yet who is responsible because they killed the person who had all the information. ahmed wali karzai was often accused of lengths was the taliban in afghanistan's illegal drugs straight ahead of russia's federal drug control service victorian office as a decade of military failures of the coalition forces in the country are helping watch his full interview in just over an hour here in r.t. but here's a quick preview. this september will be the tenth anniversary of that interference it's longer than world war two the
trying to help focus on eastern afghanistan and feeling that they have controlled the south there is now a vacuum who is in power who can the west rely upon you know or the taliban have claimed responsibility for this but it's not clear that the taliban are responsible it could very easily be a power struggle i've also heard and others have reported that he was responsible for perhaps starting to bring the taliban together with the united states to negotiate therefore someone would have had a...
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as far as the withdrawal from afghanistan is concerned the picture is unclear so far it was said that the withdrawal would start and certain parameters for it had been set mention thirty thousand troops by the end of the year but when i was in washington last september they were talking about the need to increase the military contingent in afghanistan exactly by thirty thousand now they're planning to return these thirty cells and so in fact nothing has changed i think the world community and you can disagree is beginning to consider the situation in afghanistan several reasons behind it as. a military operation and the decision of the world community to interfere in the fair's of this for the country. to put an end to the taliban rule to set up an interim administration and hold free elections. these tasks were supposed to be in six or twelve months but this september we'll see the tenth anniversary of that interference it's longer than world war two but the situation in afghanistan hasn't improved it's become even worse and. general petraeus for example was commanding the military o
as far as the withdrawal from afghanistan is concerned the picture is unclear so far it was said that the withdrawal would start and certain parameters for it had been set mention thirty thousand troops by the end of the year but when i was in washington last september they were talking about the need to increase the military contingent in afghanistan exactly by thirty thousand now they're planning to return these thirty cells and so in fact nothing has changed i think the world community and...
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president obama's surge in afghanistan worked pretty well. everyone agreed we were going to draw down. i'm worried he's drawing down too fast and abruptly. i wish he followed general petraeus' recommendation but everybody agrees we'll be out of the combat portion of it by 2014. >> jon: as a country, do you feel like this is proof positive that our whole mentality about fighting the war on terror has been wrong for 10 years? would you say now-- would you-- would you stand and face the camera and say-- and-- and-- button your coat-- and say, oh, my god. i had this so completely wrong, guys. >> no. >> jon: bout butt how can-- >> the whole country has been engaged in this. and i think on the whole doing the right thing. look, a war-- a world in which americans have to fight and have to be, in effect, the kind of world policemen is a difficult world for us. god knows we all hate to see young american men and women go over there and fight and get wounded and die. on the other hand, a world in which we don't do that is a more dangerous world. >> jon
president obama's surge in afghanistan worked pretty well. everyone agreed we were going to draw down. i'm worried he's drawing down too fast and abruptly. i wish he followed general petraeus' recommendation but everybody agrees we'll be out of the combat portion of it by 2014. >> jon: as a country, do you feel like this is proof positive that our whole mentality about fighting the war on terror has been wrong for 10 years? would you say now-- would you-- would you stand and face the...
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ahmed wali karzai was often accused of lengths was the taliban in afghanistan's illegal drugs straight ahead of russia's federal drop control service before even oss as a decade of military failures of the coalition forces in the country are helping watch his full interview in just over an hour here in r t but here's a quick preview. of this september will see the tenth anniversary of that interference it's longer the world war two but the situation in afghanistan hasn't improved and it's become even worse and even senior officials like general petraeus for example going to treat operation in afghanistan who would says the number of clashes there increases year after year in fact the number of clashes over the past ten years has increased more than a hundred times but i would say we have the assigned tasks been achieved but we see that the security in afghanistan has only gotten worse and it's said that our drug production cannot be full because it damages the security situation so it's a kind of closed. the scandal surrounding river murdoch's media empire has gone international after
ahmed wali karzai was often accused of lengths was the taliban in afghanistan's illegal drugs straight ahead of russia's federal drop control service before even oss as a decade of military failures of the coalition forces in the country are helping watch his full interview in just over an hour here in r t but here's a quick preview. of this september will see the tenth anniversary of that interference it's longer the world war two but the situation in afghanistan hasn't improved and it's...
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plans to begin pulling troops out of afghanistan next month but there are declarations on the ground from afghan activists of military might that's not too different mark. democracy never. democracy never comes by cluster bomb by white phosphorus by muscle car our wedding parties and in washington talk of winding down war in one country does not wind down talk of tackling the global terrorist threat as the focus seems to shift to neighbors who should be refocusing resources on pakistan yemen somalia parts of north africa and other locations i've always believed pakistan is more central to what have you noticed a change in the guard at the department of defense with robert gates retiring and former cia chief leon panetta getting sworn in signals this change of course to critics i see no difference between between him and robert gates and for afghanistan we now hear a presidential pledge to pull thirty three thousand troops out by september two thousand and twelve fully we're covering the surge i announced at west point well it certainly sounds like what the american people would like
plans to begin pulling troops out of afghanistan next month but there are declarations on the ground from afghan activists of military might that's not too different mark. democracy never. democracy never comes by cluster bomb by white phosphorus by muscle car our wedding parties and in washington talk of winding down war in one country does not wind down talk of tackling the global terrorist threat as the focus seems to shift to neighbors who should be refocusing resources on pakistan yemen...
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then let's move on to afghanistan. there came a time when it -- by the way, if you have not read about the account of what a few hundred special forces and armed cia people did in a few weeks in afghanistan after a sit-in for 11th, it is really worth reading. basically destroyed the camps, just a few hundred of them, including some wonderful cavalry horse charges. it's quite a story. but, in 2003 in the united nations says we need to know start stabilizing afghanistan. native took over the afghanistan campaign. and there we find yet another fault line developing. vendettas of fall line whose so-called caveat. some european allies simply did not wish to make war. it wanted areas where there were no shootings. others didn't want to fight at night. some didn't want to fight unless they have helicopters and so on. there were all these roles. we started to see folks who wanted to send soldiers out into the field consulting checklists to see what soldiers you could send out and what you could not. so this starts to develop.
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the security lapse in afghanistan with tragic consequences. what more can you tell us? >> he was regarded as one of the powerful politicians and the country. his death has raised new fears about instability ahead of the handover to afghan forces. the white house has condemned the killing. " he described himself as the most powerful man in southern afghanistan. few disagreed. ahmad wali karzai was a controversial figure. he said that he added spice to afghan life great the roads to the compound were closed. the president's half brother lived under the tightest security, only the most trusted could get close. the head of personal protection it aroused no suspicion. without saying a word, he shot him twice. >> he said, this morning, my younger brother -- this is the life of the afghan people. we have all suffered the same kind of people. forgive me for not speaking with a smile today. he was said to be deeply involved with the opium trade. he had many of their enemies. in april, he spoke to a documentary group about attempts on his life. >> a major suicide attack on me and
the security lapse in afghanistan with tragic consequences. what more can you tell us? >> he was regarded as one of the powerful politicians and the country. his death has raised new fears about instability ahead of the handover to afghan forces. the white house has condemned the killing. " he described himself as the most powerful man in southern afghanistan. few disagreed. ahmad wali karzai was a controversial figure. he said that he added spice to afghan life great the roads to...
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the former nato commander in afghanistan general david petraeus is back on u.s. soil to take charge of the cia is early reputation for preferring a kill and capture strategy over surveillance operations are his military contributor thinks the general's stance could undermine his role as a new u.s. intelligence chief. general petraeus has surprised both his friends and his foes when in the latest spate of hes interviews he made a couple of very comfortable planes first peer reviewed presumably american media revealed obsession for having an alternative between their counting insurgency and counter terrorism as it is practiced by the united states you know afghanistan and pakistan if you will so properly understood by the journalists your interviews the general claim very securely the reason no main difference between counterinsurgency and counterterrorism or retraced even more questions that counterterrorism he's part of counterinsurgency i find this statement if it's true very in congress and to be there we tell it to use not only in afghanistan and pakistan but
the former nato commander in afghanistan general david petraeus is back on u.s. soil to take charge of the cia is early reputation for preferring a kill and capture strategy over surveillance operations are his military contributor thinks the general's stance could undermine his role as a new u.s. intelligence chief. general petraeus has surprised both his friends and his foes when in the latest spate of hes interviews he made a couple of very comfortable planes first peer reviewed presumably...
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and they swept across afghanistan controlling 90% of afghanistan. this fighting eruption -- taliban, al-qaeda -- saw four million refugees into pakistan. the introduction of a gun, kalashnikov, and drug culture. finally in 9/11, the terrible, disastrous terrorist attack on the world trade center and the u.s. military offense e in afghanistan -- offensive in afghanistan, all al-qaeda and taliban ran into the mountains and be cities of pakistan. therefore, ladies and gentlemen, religious mill tap si we saw -- militancy we saw in the east in the indian-held kashmir, religious militancy in afghanistan is followed entirely on -- has fallen entirely on pakistan in the center. this is how religious militancy was introduced. we are not the perpetrators. the situation in pakistan was perfectly normal until 1979, but things started getting disturbed after that for the reasons that i've told. pakistan, therefore, ladies and gentlemen, faces four menaces, i would say. number one is the menace of al-qaeda who are there in our mountains. but i think over time the
and they swept across afghanistan controlling 90% of afghanistan. this fighting eruption -- taliban, al-qaeda -- saw four million refugees into pakistan. the introduction of a gun, kalashnikov, and drug culture. finally in 9/11, the terrible, disastrous terrorist attack on the world trade center and the u.s. military offense e in afghanistan -- offensive in afghanistan, all al-qaeda and taliban ran into the mountains and be cities of pakistan. therefore, ladies and gentlemen, religious mill tap...
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sarkozy is facing increasing calls at home to withdraw troops from afghanistan. next year's presidential election seems to be a key factor to reduce the french military presence. >>> france is calling for the u.n. security council to dump the resolution condemning syrian president bashar al assad for attacking the french embassy in damascus. the attack left three french workers injured. supporters of assad stormed the french and u.s. embassies on monday. rioters damaged the french ambassador's car and broke embassy windows. the french foreign ministry criticized the security forces for improperly dealing with the attack and ignoring obligations under international law. french prime minister francois fillon said in a radio program on tuesday that president assad had gone way beyond the limit. fillon said france and other european countries are calling for the u.n. security council to adopt a resolution denouncing assad. on tuesday all 15 members of the u.n. security council approved a statement that condemns the attacks against the u.s. and french embassies in dam
sarkozy is facing increasing calls at home to withdraw troops from afghanistan. next year's presidential election seems to be a key factor to reduce the french military presence. >>> france is calling for the u.n. security council to dump the resolution condemning syrian president bashar al assad for attacking the french embassy in damascus. the attack left three french workers injured. supporters of assad stormed the french and u.s. embassies on monday. rioters damaged the french...
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it is a president who made decisions with respect to afghanistan. in fact we were under resourced and didn't str strategy and direction and tripled the number of troops there and now we are seeing in a position to take down the numbers. it is a president who has had the united states in the lead in terms of counterterrorism. it is a president who, in europe, for example, we had a summit last november. where the president led the effort on missile defense, on getting a common way forward in afghanistan, on a new concept for europe and alternate work there. it is a president who took the lead on taking the g-20 and making it the premier and principle global financial management agency in the world. time after time i have seen the president come in the situation room and i have been in there hundreds of times and sit down and make these kinds of decisions where american is leading and again the entire effort here is to have america restore its influence and power and authority in the world. of course, i also had the privilege of working closely with th
it is a president who made decisions with respect to afghanistan. in fact we were under resourced and didn't str strategy and direction and tripled the number of troops there and now we are seeing in a position to take down the numbers. it is a president who has had the united states in the lead in terms of counterterrorism. it is a president who, in europe, for example, we had a summit last november. where the president led the effort on missile defense, on getting a common way forward in...
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wall street suffered its worst week of the year and troops in afghanistan were told they might not get paid. >> the country is in crisis. this is not a time for politics as usual. >> but for the first time in weeks, there was real optimism, a deal may get done. >> i'm confident and optimistic that we're going to get an agreement in the very near future and resolve this crisis in the best interests of the american people. >> schieffer: mcconnell should know he's the top senate negotiator on the republican side. and he'll join us this morning along with a top democratic leader, senator chuck schumer. it's all ahead on "face the nation." captioning sponsored by cbs "face the nation" with cbs news chief washington correspondent bob schieffer. and now from cbs news in washington, bob schieffer. >> schieffer: and good morning again and welcome to "face the nation." well, here's what it looks like is taking shape, a deal that would extend the debt limit through 2012 and would cut up to $3 trillion in spending over the next ten years. first wave of cuts would total $1 trillion and a bipartisan
wall street suffered its worst week of the year and troops in afghanistan were told they might not get paid. >> the country is in crisis. this is not a time for politics as usual. >> but for the first time in weeks, there was real optimism, a deal may get done. >> i'm confident and optimistic that we're going to get an agreement in the very near future and resolve this crisis in the best interests of the american people. >> schieffer: mcconnell should know he's the top...
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obviously the americans here in afghanistan, very worried about what's going on in washington. many of these men and women haven't seen their families for several months. many won't see them for a full year and they're wondering if those family members are going to be getting those paychecks. they're risking their lives here in afghanistan, and they're wondering why their congressmen and women back home can't come up with a decision and can't help them actually receive their paychecks. alex? >> so, atia, then did they get reassurance at all? >> reporter: well, that was the interesting part. i wasn't actually down in kandahar with them, but from the reporters who were out there, they said admiral mullen didn't really have an answer for them. but what he did say he kind of made a joke out of it and said you should probably write letters to your congressmen and women. and that received chuckles from the crowd, because they realized as well, how ridiculous that is, because they're in a war zone. they're here risking their lives. but at the same time, they're also worried about thei
obviously the americans here in afghanistan, very worried about what's going on in washington. many of these men and women haven't seen their families for several months. many won't see them for a full year and they're wondering if those family members are going to be getting those paychecks. they're risking their lives here in afghanistan, and they're wondering why their congressmen and women back home can't come up with a decision and can't help them actually receive their paychecks. alex?...
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in afghanistan it's reported that human rights violations and with feeling that they were committed by secretive birds on a regular basis to an expense set to undermine coalition forces counterinsurgency efforts will stop firing of anything that moves in general killing and they'll destroy property. we're getting fairly consistent complaints about them everybody knows somebody who's been shot by the contracts. the lack of accountability has forced the united nations working group on mercenaries to push for specific international measures to regulate their activity especially now as u.s. military forces withdraw from iraq and afghanistan the number of contractors is set to grow dramatically u.s. government. so many of. these. companies they are not legally fit into the end of control and this is what we expect becomes them not what we call in is for a relation at the national and international level so that is companies accountable but washington is reluctant to let international body regulate their activities saying it will find ways to hold contractors accountable but so far the u.s.
in afghanistan it's reported that human rights violations and with feeling that they were committed by secretive birds on a regular basis to an expense set to undermine coalition forces counterinsurgency efforts will stop firing of anything that moves in general killing and they'll destroy property. we're getting fairly consistent complaints about them everybody knows somebody who's been shot by the contracts. the lack of accountability has forced the united nations working group on mercenaries...
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is anyone safe in afghanistan? really safe? >> well, not... we can't say that anyone is safe in this country. >> reporter: mar rown mir runs the afghan center for policy studies. >> they have decided not to face the u.s. military, instead they have focused on terrorist attacks on civilians, government, institutions. >> reporter: in two suicide attacks the taliban unleashed a surprising new weapon that allowed them to get past police and security-- bombs hidden in turbans. there are checkpoints all across kabul. it's common to pull people out of vehicles, to frisk them and search the vehicles themselves but as you can see, it's incredibly uncommon to search under a turban. to remove a turban in public would be considered an insult. it was an explosive-laden turban that killed the kandahar mayor yesterday. and just last week, koofi herself was invited to a gathering where two people were killed. have you changed any way that you go about life because of these threats? >> i did a little bit. but, you know, when it comes to assassination and plann
is anyone safe in afghanistan? really safe? >> well, not... we can't say that anyone is safe in this country. >> reporter: mar rown mir runs the afghan center for policy studies. >> they have decided not to face the u.s. military, instead they have focused on terrorist attacks on civilians, government, institutions. >> reporter: in two suicide attacks the taliban unleashed a surprising new weapon that allowed them to get past police and security-- bombs hidden in...
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blogger and a member of the rethink afghanistan. the taliban has grown as a result of continued u.s. presence in the southern afghan. stan so by us leaving you're going to see the taliban basically not want to fight as much because there are going to be to be fighting it's afghans you're going to see an afghan peace process take place because afghans generally speaking don't want to silly fight with each other they just simply want to live in coexist for the most part but i think generally speaking that afghans are better off with governing themselves without the united states and coalition forces providing security for them because as we've seen we have unintentionally killed a lot of people so if afghans are killing afghans doubt it's better off then the united states or nato coming at us and i think we would be foolish to sit here and think that the us is leaving we're not leaving there will be permanent us involvement in nato been bogged down for a long time. sometimes you have to be to reach the stars at least that's the case i
blogger and a member of the rethink afghanistan. the taliban has grown as a result of continued u.s. presence in the southern afghan. stan so by us leaving you're going to see the taliban basically not want to fight as much because there are going to be to be fighting it's afghans you're going to see an afghan peace process take place because afghans generally speaking don't want to silly fight with each other they just simply want to live in coexist for the most part but i think generally...
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take our enemies from the stone-age villages in afghanistan, fly them halfway across the world and drop them into an extra governmental space, neither american nor the battlefield. herein using unchecked executive power in an act of blistering self-critical texturalization, not to mention some of those guys look like they got wrapped up by cristo. so i say, forget marine abromovich, forget lori anderson, the greatest performance artists of our generation are these two guys. we'll be right back. [applause] is this a good deal? i don't even know anymore. [ tapping ] well, know this -- for a good deal on car insurance, progressive snapshot uses this to track my good driving habits. the better i drive, the more i save. it's crystal-clear savings and only progressive has it. nice. this has been a public savings announcement. out there with a better way. now, that's progressive. >> stephen: welcome back, everybody. my guest tonight is a pulitzer prize winning journalist who recently admitted he's an illegal immigrant, so i will pay him half of the nothing i pay my guests. please welcome jose
take our enemies from the stone-age villages in afghanistan, fly them halfway across the world and drop them into an extra governmental space, neither american nor the battlefield. herein using unchecked executive power in an act of blistering self-critical texturalization, not to mention some of those guys look like they got wrapped up by cristo. so i say, forget marine abromovich, forget lori anderson, the greatest performance artists of our generation are these two guys. we'll be right back....
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contracts fund here in afghanistan. the nature of contracting and subcontracting is something that's difficult to uncover on its own. here in afghanistan with the different interlocking tribal allegiances and the variety of different firms that are operating down here makes it very difficult to track this money both in trucking and in other industries generally. manisha? >> i'm sure, though, that american taxpayers will be pleased at least this investigation is going on. we'll leave it there. david ariosto in kabul. charles. >>> this the "world business today." the hotel maid allegedly sexually assaulted by the former chief of the international monetary fund is speaking out. we'll hear from her today. with. acuvue® oasys for astigmatism. he said it's the only lens of its kind designed to realign naturally with every blink and created with hydraclear® plus. i'm seeing more clearly, crisply, comfortably, all day long. now life doesn't have to be a blur. [ male announcer ] learn more at acuvue.com. acuvue® oasys for ast
contracts fund here in afghanistan. the nature of contracting and subcontracting is something that's difficult to uncover on its own. here in afghanistan with the different interlocking tribal allegiances and the variety of different firms that are operating down here makes it very difficult to track this money both in trucking and in other industries generally. manisha? >> i'm sure, though, that american taxpayers will be pleased at least this investigation is going on. we'll leave it...
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. >>> here in southern afghanistan, soldiers and marines are dodging bullets. when they had a chance to throw questions at the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, their number one concern was the ongoing debate back home over the debt ceiling. >> the checkbook is not unlimited. >> they told soldiers if the talks fail they have to fight, but they may not get paid. >> there plenty of you living paycheck to paycheck. if paychecks were to stop it can have a devastating impact and a devastating impact pretty quickly. >> mullen told marines given the state of the u.s. economy, all the services they said cut back in the size of the force and maybe even military benefits. >> we will have to tighten our belt and prioritize and make hard decisions. >> in the middle of a war zone like many americans, these service members are worried about their jobs and asking what the heck is going on back in washington? >> here's a look at today's schedule. the senate will be in at sdmoon the vote will be set for 1:00 p.m. we will bring you live coverage of all the news on the hill.
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i think that it will just convince more people in afghanistan that war is helping them bully is actually killing and injuring more and more people so it isn't working isn't going to work when you have a war where the recent growing insurgency will be for sort of people who are victims of this and children are obviously one of the worst sort of casualties the only solution to this is to say you war isn't working it has there is absolutely no justification for nato forces to be there and that they should withdraw the troops this is now coming up to the tenth anniversary of the war and there is absolutely no question that this war is not getting better it is getting worse it is almost certain that whatever settlement eventually comes in afghanistan it will involve the taliban in some capacity nearly everybody now recognizes this so what is the point of continuing this war the point of continuing this war is because the americans and the british and their allies cannot admit defeat in a second country after what happened in iraq that is why they're there they're there in order to prop up a g
i think that it will just convince more people in afghanistan that war is helping them bully is actually killing and injuring more and more people so it isn't working isn't going to work when you have a war where the recent growing insurgency will be for sort of people who are victims of this and children are obviously one of the worst sort of casualties the only solution to this is to say you war isn't working it has there is absolutely no justification for nato forces to be there and that...
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or that coming up in a few minutes on the program afghanistan starts fending for itself. in the process . regions and sponsoring a transition that's we continue to see from t.v. . and frenzy grips the central russian region the discovery of priceless extraterrestrial materials. the arrest of a growing hodgett with a lot of the international criminal tribunal for the former yugoslavia to focus on the completion of its men date that's according to the u.n. chief ban ki-moon who welcomed the end of a seven year manhunt excretions general accused of atrocities stemming from the early ninety's yugoslav conflicts is the last on the tribunals once of this. is expected to be extradited to the courts today days. was in belgrade looks back now to the events leading up to his detention. which is said on sunday that the accepted. ninety ninety one ninety nine. war of independence. he with detained. his family to the north of belgrade and we saw just how is often his arrest this being quote here in belgrade a creep his legs addition to the hay the last of the war crimes suspect could
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the terror group the hope was that he had initially claimed responsibility to always involvement in afghanistan so that we tracked straight. ahead i would sports news where the russian ladies continue to dominate in synchronized swimming that are not of the world championships that's right kerry they want to say scholes out of six so far and could go for a sweep if they win the last event mind you one of the athletes became. world champion in the polls as details on that and all of their. this is the sport on r.g.p. come and see a live from the russian capital and for our stories. rubin's mission that's why former champions edged closer to the summit of the russian premier league answered suffusing said take on the roads in grozny. quick off the mark read goals and mark webber sends out a warning to his f one rivals after dominating friday's practice for the german grand prix. and russia's on their minds a preview of what it could be like at the russian formula one grand prix in the years towards the fourteen. let's get the ball rolling with football where the russian premier league can seem is
the terror group the hope was that he had initially claimed responsibility to always involvement in afghanistan so that we tracked straight. ahead i would sports news where the russian ladies continue to dominate in synchronized swimming that are not of the world championships that's right kerry they want to say scholes out of six so far and could go for a sweep if they win the last event mind you one of the athletes became. world champion in the polls as details on that and all of their. this...
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i find this statement if it's true very in congress and should be the reality is not only in afghanistan and pakistan but we have the overall situation when it comes to the terrorist threat to claim the counter terrorism is a hard counter insurgency is to deny the obvious and what is admissible for the junior in the u.s. army use totally inappropriate for the four star general one step away from being the tall grass in the united states of america one should be able to answer his new office in langley if you will only him to peek through the window to realize that the terrorists threat in the united states is not part of any insurgency. cheapness and availability have turned a highly toxic drug known as crocodile into russia's second heroin and its hand to stamp out the use of a deadly substance from next year painkillers will only be available by prescription but as our reports the new law could lean could lead rather than addicts to suffer instead. you don't even know they call it a crocodile because its users skin current scaly before it falls off virtually unknown ten years ago it's
i find this statement if it's true very in congress and should be the reality is not only in afghanistan and pakistan but we have the overall situation when it comes to the terrorist threat to claim the counter terrorism is a hard counter insurgency is to deny the obvious and what is admissible for the junior in the u.s. army use totally inappropriate for the four star general one step away from being the tall grass in the united states of america one should be able to answer his new office in...
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twenty three insurgents and two police officers have reportedly been killed during fierce clashes in afghanistan the fighting broke out between taliban nato and the afghan forces across the volatile helmand province late on monday parts of hell that have seen a rise in violence after after responsibility for security was handed back to afghanistan earlier this month. nato airstrikes of course of fire food storage complex in. northern libyan city torn between colonel gadhafi forces under nato supported rebels meanwhile forty kilometers to the east in the opposition held misrata government forces burned one of the region's major fuel depots the u.n. envoy to libya helped talks with the rebel council in benghazi on monday but the sides were unable to come up with a peaceful solution to the conflict the country's ongoing civil war started in february with nato joining in back in march. kosovo has sent forces to its northern border with serbia to enforce an import ban imposed last week the move has led to a rise in ethnic tensions with local serbs resisting the police presence the authorities say the
twenty three insurgents and two police officers have reportedly been killed during fierce clashes in afghanistan the fighting broke out between taliban nato and the afghan forces across the volatile helmand province late on monday parts of hell that have seen a rise in violence after after responsibility for security was handed back to afghanistan earlier this month. nato airstrikes of course of fire food storage complex in. northern libyan city torn between colonel gadhafi forces under nato...